Film195783 min

Old Yeller

Name: Old Yeller
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Released: 1957
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York

Taste attributes: adventuredramafamilywesternhistoricalanimalsslowfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipunlikely connections

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"All the heart, all the excitement of a great frontier adventure!"

Boxlist takeA warm-hearted western that is unhurried, original and sweeping. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 192 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.

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